Forum: Beginners Area
5th March 2024, 07:18 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 113 RE: I'm Looking For Some Genuine Expert Advice
I think you should review some of the books you like previously because they don't change much. You can also review updated versions of books you used previously like to create your videos.
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Forum: Copywriting
28th July 2016, 03:52 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 278 Re: Tips on Writing Convincing Copy Content
Three more tips:
- Proofread!
- Use correct English
"A copy" is incorrect in English when you are discussing copywriting. It's "copy" with no "a" - just as we don't say "a water" or "a money." ...
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Forum: Copywriting
7th July 2016, 06:56 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,913 Re: How to beat Copyscape in a legit way
As a writer - from the beginning - I set my own standards. I lost a couple clients initially because I would NOT discuss 'rewriting' copy of others. Had I worked for those clients I would have...
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Forum: Copywriting
5th July 2016, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,913 Re: How to beat Copyscape in a legit way
You can't be a subconscious plagiarist. It takes conscious effort to plagiarize.
I read a lot, too. Once, just after finishing The Good Soldier (Ford Madox Ford), I wrote a piece of fiction 9...
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Forum: Copywriting
5th July 2016, 07:03 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,913 Re: How to beat Copyscape in a legit way
Copywriters do not rewrite other people's work - and very rarely their own, either. Much less on a daily basis.
It definitely has to do with trust. You are working in an ecosphere where there...
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Forum: Copywriting
5th July 2016, 03:52 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,913 Re: How to beat Copyscape in a legit way
You write this as if people in this forum are also trying to plagiarize without it counting as plagiarizing. Truly, you do not have a problem with that? If people are paying you for it, you feel...
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Forum: Copywriting
29th August 2015, 11:59 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,460 |
Forum: Copywriting
3rd March 2014, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 921 Free tool for more powerful copy
If you want to write powerful copy, more easily, here's a great free tool...
Hemingway (http://hemingwayapp.com/)
Cut and paste your copy (or a client's copy you're editing) into the app - and...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
19th February 2014, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 668 Re: If Money Was No Object...
It depends on what method you want to use to make money. The genral idea is that you have a website, you can use blogger or wordpress, you can go to template monster and buy a template, install it...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
19th February 2014, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 668 Re: If Money Was No Object...
I almost feel like that is what every newbie on here is looking for. :D
I think the best placebo starts right here on WF ... Learn a few is and outs for free and finding what area in interesting...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
19th February 2014, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 668 |
Forum: Copywriting
11th February 2014, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 425 Re: Can Anyone Help With This, Please?
I haven't used these people but I know they have an excellent reputation in the UK. They've handled fulfillment for many UK direct mail millionaires and have been around for a long time.
Field...
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Forum: Copywriting
11th February 2014, 06:56 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 425 Re: Can Anyone Help With This, Please?
Rezbi, I would also post in the Offline forum. There are a couple people there that know newsletters inside out. If they can't help you in the UK, they most likely know someone.
For example,...
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Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings
23rd June 2013, 04:47 AM
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Replies: 270
Views: 81,727 |
Forum: Copywriting
4th February 2013, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,222 Re: Copywriting Opportunities
Rezbi,
sorry to be late to your party. It sounds as if you needed a break!
Just make sure that you are getting enough clients for the highly paid research jobs to make ends meet.
What's...
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Forum: Copywriting
4th February 2013, 04:44 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,222 Re: Copywriting Opportunities
Most would dismiss your attitude as being for real.
I sense you're not being honest...I sense you're frustrated about something...
What is it? How can I help you?
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Forum: Copywriting
4th February 2013, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 4,136 Re: Clayton Makepeace does VSLs....
"Oooh.. Bencivenga just CLOBBERED Makepeace with that huge pile of proof... OUCH!"
"Woah... look how hot and bothered Makepeace just made Bencivenga with that scorching emotional outrage! That's...
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Forum: Copywriting
3rd February 2013, 01:22 AM
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Replies: 184
Views: 13,737 Re: Is NLP Utter Hogwash?
To take a step back and find the "Cult" marketing that allows "NLP" to thrive:
1. Take a study or discipline that people want to learn or want help with, do a survey of it and pull out some really...
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Forum: Copywriting
26th January 2013, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 569 Truth in Advertising: A Novel
Hey everyone,
A new fiction book set in the advertising world came out to rave reviews last week.
It's called Truth in Advertising. The main character is a copywriter for a Madison Avenue ad...
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Forum: Copywriting
26th January 2013, 03:58 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,188 |
Forum: Copywriting
26th January 2013, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 810 |
Forum: Copywriting
26th January 2013, 02:20 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 933 Re: Finders Fee
I always pay out 10% of the project cost - the way I look at it, it's one extra job that I would not have otherwise had...
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Forum: Copywriting
26th January 2013, 02:26 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 913 Genius
An Amaz-ing Resume (http://www.phildub.com/)
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Forum: Copywriting
25th January 2013, 05:04 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,017 Re: Newbies: Who Should You Study?
Arfa has done tremendously well in a short period of time.
So absolutely yes, if I was starting all over again - I would want to get her newsletter and all her coaching skills.
The right books...
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Forum: Copywriting
24th January 2013, 08:19 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,017 Re: Newbies: Who Should You Study?
I'd caution people to be selective about the copywriting books/material/etc. they choose to study. There really is a lot of garbage out there; most books promising to show you how to write "killer"...
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Forum: Copywriting
24th January 2013, 03:54 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 6,734 Re: $10,000 Copywriting Challenge
And then you get the (mostly) wannabes who say "I can't show you my work"..."I've signed a NDA"..."My clients wouldn't like it"..."My prize-winning copy will be swiped" - all the rest of the BS.
...
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Forum: Copywriting
23rd January 2013, 10:39 PM
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Replies: 184
Views: 13,737 |
Forum: Copywriting
23rd January 2013, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,017 Re: Newbies: Who Should You Study?
Thanks for the tip, I appreciate it. I've been having a hard time getting off the ground. It can also be tough to get started when you're inundated with promises to "make six figures a week from...
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Forum: Copywriting
23rd January 2013, 06:13 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,564 Re: Newspaper Fonts
One of the best fights I ever got into - outside of the Warrior Forum - was when I would place ads in the Miami Herald and duplicate their page layout.
Since I was a large advertiser, I got a call...
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Forum: Copywriting
23rd January 2013, 01:32 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 6,734 Re: $10,000 Copywriting Challenge
Except for that pesky example of EXACTLY THIS type of competition working out just fine... right here... just a few months ago.
And the winners of that competition posting in THIS thread about it...
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Forum: Copywriting
22nd January 2013, 06:46 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 6,734 |
Forum: Copywriting
21st January 2013, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 6,734 Re: $10,000 Copywriting Challenge
Guys,
This is like deja vu all over again. Dan Caron did this and the event was interesting, fun and he got some great copy from a, at the time, nobody.
As a product owner, I don't think...
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Forum: Copywriting
21st January 2013, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 6,734 Re: $10,000 Copywriting Challenge
@ Arfa.... that's actually a perfect word... dull... was trying to put my finger
on why I was feeling like "man, I feel like i've seen this a hundred times"
Dull is spot on!
@ Rez...
Yeah,...
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Forum: Copywriting
21st January 2013, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 6,734 Re: $10,000 Copywriting Challenge
Shawn has made some very valid points - although Shawn thinks your video isn't horrible, I would say it was dull at best...
Why?
- you mention a few times that this program is unlike anything...
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Forum: Copywriting
21st January 2013, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,544 |
Forum: Copywriting
18th January 2013, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 184
Views: 13,737 Re: Is NLP Utter Hogwash?
You coming onto me again Ken? Would be flattered if it wasn't for the fact you're dog ugly and not my type. No offense darlin'.
A contradiction in terms if ever I saw one. Of course you're...
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Forum: Copywriting
17th January 2013, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 184
Views: 13,737 Re: Is NLP Utter Hogwash?
Some of you here don't half know how to post up some weird responses to this thread.
Look, NLP no one is saying you can't do without it.
If you don't want to study or use elements of NLP in...
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Forum: Copywriting
16th January 2013, 12:14 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,184 John Caples Interview: Finding The Appeal
Maybe this has been posted in the past, but came across a great interview with John Caples this evening.
There's bullets upon bullets of incredible wisdom and power...check it out here:
Daniel...
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Forum: Copywriting
14th January 2013, 12:33 AM
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Replies: 184
Views: 13,737 Re: Is NLP Utter Hogwash?
Gee, Red. We're copywriters. Semantics is part of the gig. Semantics is also a large part of the modeling methodology called NLP.
I thought we were having a fun debate. Why you wanna cut it off?
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Forum: Copywriting
13th January 2013, 11:08 PM
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Replies: 184
Views: 13,737 Re: Is NLP Utter Hogwash?
I broke my NLP cherry in the seduction world and can attest to the fact that it works. It worked better than anything else I learned in the community. The real problem with NLP is its name. Just the...
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Forum: Copywriting
13th January 2013, 09:02 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,455 Re: Copywriting mastermind?
Mark,
Please tone it down.
You're acting like a pit bull guarding this section of the forum from all newcomers.
YOU were new here once... did we treat you this way?
Thanks,
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Forum: Copywriting
11th January 2013, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 184
Views: 13,737 |
Forum: Copywriting
11th January 2013, 07:32 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 711 Your Video Has 2 Seconds...
This study shows that people start dropping off after 2 seconds of waiting for a video to load. I can think of 2 "must do" things related to this information:
1. Use the cloud with RTMP to ensure...
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Forum: Copywriting
11th January 2013, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 184
Views: 13,737 Re: Is NLP Utter Hogwash?
Is NLP utter hogwash?
Rick Duris provides a good few extra insights on the subject of NLP here...
http://www.warriorforum.com/copywriting-forum/177678-do-you-use-nlp-your-salesletters.html
...
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Forum: Copywriting
11th January 2013, 04:39 PM
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Replies: 184
Views: 13,737 Re: Is NLP Utter Hogwash?
Maybe some of you have mis-understood what Rezbi was trying to say in his OP.
Here's what I understood from his words:
"NLP isn't utter hogwash.
Yes, there are some elements which he...
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Forum: Copywriting
10th January 2013, 11:09 PM
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Replies: 184
Views: 13,737 Re: Is NLP Utter Hogwash?
Now NLP claims reverse engineering as it's territory?
NLP is imperialist!
What isn't NLP at this point?
I feed my cat when she stands at her bowl. Ah...feline NLP.
This year's apple crop...
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Forum: Copywriting
10th January 2013, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 184
Views: 13,737 Re: Is NLP Utter Hogwash?
I think what people are forgetting is at it's heart, NLP is about modeling.
No, not the Gisele kind. I mean the process of looking at stuff that works, unraveling the process of it all and...
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Forum: Copywriting
10th January 2013, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 184
Views: 13,737 Re: Is NLP Utter Hogwash?
I'd bet you already know this one, Puserati...
But it's to help it sell. It makes it sound new and exciting, which is something everyone wants.
NLP copywriters do the same thing, for the most...
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Forum: Copywriting
10th January 2013, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 184
Views: 13,737 Re: Is NLP Utter Hogwash?
If NLP is just a hodge-podge of things invented elsewhere, why bother with the NLP umbrella?
If you want to understand the psychology of persuasion, why not study the psychology of persuasion?
...
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Forum: Copywriting
10th January 2013, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 184
Views: 13,737 Re: Is NLP Utter Hogwash?
Maybe what he's saying is NLP is a bit like an omelet.
What?
Yup. You've got eggs, ham, cheese and chives or whatever. The ingredients are nothing new.
IF you take the eggs and cook them...
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Forum: Copywriting
10th January 2013, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,327 20 Master Plots Checklist
I'm a fan of this book, "20 Master Plots" by Ronald Tobias. I just noticed, on the back cover, you can download a pdf checklist for each of the 20 plot types. No opt-in.
You can get it here:
20...
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Forum: Copywriting
10th January 2013, 02:29 PM
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Replies: 184
Views: 13,737 Re: Is NLP Utter Hogwash?
The majority of the copywriters I've seen that trumpet their use of NLP are proven con artists and hacks. I understand that some well meaning types may explore it and discover a few useful tips (Such...
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Forum: Copywriting
10th January 2013, 06:45 AM
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Replies: 184
Views: 13,737 Re: Is NLP Utter Hogwash?
There seems to be a contradiction in the following quote
Can anyone spot it?
I agree with what you say here:
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Forum: Copywriting
8th January 2013, 01:51 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 938 |
Forum: Copywriting
2nd January 2013, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 974 Re: Dealing with Old Copy
You mean to say you took a Client's money without knowing how you're going to help them?
And now you've resorted to asking a bunch guys you don't know and have no idea what their experience is...
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Forum: Copywriting
31st December 2012, 01:45 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 8,750 |